Volunteers are encouraged to help at our school. Listed below are some of the areas where we need help. If you have other interests or suggestions, please contact the Parent Volunteer Coordinators Carol Hembree or Kim Krutz (please call the office to contact them).

Volunteer Application (Page 12 in School Handbook)

Examples of Volunteer Opportunities:

Registration
Main Office
Copy Assistant
Counselor's Office
Library
Math Counts
Hospitality
Newsletter
Freshman Farewell
ISAT Proctor
Team Parent Liaison
Team Parent
Picture Day

Donations and Fundraising: Again this year, North is implementing a different kind of fundraiser. No one will have to plan an event, make any goods for bake sales or sell items door-to-door. All that is involved is a simple donation to the Boise Public Schools Education Foundation.

Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible and are eligible for the tax credit for contributions to Idaho educational entities. Some of your employers even match your contributions to the Foundation!

If you donate $100 to the Foundation for North Junior High School, your actual out-of-pocket expense after taxes will be $17. A $200 contribution will result in a $34 after-tax expense and a $500 donation will actually cost $134 after tax breaks.

Any contribution earmarked "North Junior High School" goes to help students, programs, teachers and/or to improve the facility. We will be collecting contributions in the categories of "school improvements," "teams," "music programs," and "other."

For example, the administration could choose "school improvements" donations to purchase new water fountains to provide cold, clean healthy drinking water for our children. The music program could use contributions to help finance trips or uniforms. The grade-level teams could use the monies to purchase technology upgrades to assist students or help finance curricular-related team days. Our goal with this fundraiser is to decrease the amount of requests your student makes for money on behalf of school activities.

Remember, donations to North Junior High School through the Boise Public Schools Education Foundation are tax deductible. The Foundation accepts checks, MasterCard and Visa. We see this opportunity as one that will mutually benefit you and your child's school.

If you have questions, please contact Carolyn Gruver or Ginny Gobel or North's Principal, Dr. Teri Thaemert.

Example of tax savings when donating to the Boise Public Schools Foundation

This table assumes you are married filing a joint return and can itemize your deductions and are in the 25% federal and 8% state tax brackets. You may claim the Idaho credit whether or not you itemize your deductions. For married taxpayers, the credit is 50% of the gift up to $400. For single taxpayers, the credit is 50% of the gift up to $200.

The following businesses match their employee's contribution to the Boise Public Schools Foundation: